Database articles about specific Mesopotamian EmpiresSumerians​Sumer from Mesopotamia, Kid InfoBits​Sumer from The World Book (Student - look up Sumer)Sumerfrom Exploring Ancient Civilizations​Sumer from Civilizations and Societies: The Ancient and Modern Worlds​Sumer from FactCite: Lincoln Library of Essential Information Online

AkkadiansThe Akkadians_ from Calliope, Kid InfoBits​Akkadians from Exploring Ancient CivilizationsSargon of Akkad from The World BookSargon of Akkad from Civilizations and Societies: The Ancient and Modern WorldsEmpire of Akkad from Gale Encyclopedia of World History, Research in ContextAkkadian Empire from The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesopotamia, World History in Context

AssyriansAssyria from Mesopotamia, Kid InfoBitsAssyrians from Exploring Ancient CivilizationsAssyria from The World BookAssyria from Civilizations and Societies: The Ancient and Modern Worlds​Assyria from FactCite: Lincoln Library of Essential Information OnlineAssyrian Empire from Gale Encyclopedia of World History, World History in ContextAssyria and the Assyrians from Ancient Near East, World History in Context

Persian Empire (also known as Achaemenids)Persia from Britannica Student Encyclopedia: An A to Z Encyclopedia, Kid InfoBits​Achaemenids from Exploring Ancient CivilizationsAncient Persia from The World BookPersia from Civilizations and Societies: The Ancient and Modern WorldsPersia from FactCite: Lincoln Library of Essential Information OnlinePersian Empire from The Ancient Near East, World History in Context

World History in ContextAnother resource for after you know the basics. Use the name of your Mesopotamian civilization as your first search term.The Ancient Near East is a reference source that is a favorite because of its organized format.Sumer and the Sumerians:

West Asian HistoryLinks to Assyrians, Akkadians, Persians, Hittites, Babylonians, Phoenicians, and others.Several paragraphs of information with embedded links to related topics. A great place to start.Written by Karen Carr, Associate Professor of History, Portland State University for middle school students. http://quatr.us/westasia/history/history.htm

Phoenician EncyclopediaUse the links across the top to bring you to topics such as history, settlements, and culture. Excellent for daily life questions.Salim Khalaf is the author and organizer of this extensive website on Phoenician history. His goal is to promote the study of the Phoenician culture and history. He accepts and seeks out contributions from other authors.http://phoenicia.org/index.shtml